One of the most egregious things about the carbon tax is the way that it is targeted disproportionately at certain provinces like Saskatchewan. Consider the following:

The carbon tax has a stated goal of raising 40 Billion dollars. Since Saskatchewan is the source of 9% of the carbon to be taxed, we will pay 9% of the tax or $3.6 billion. This works out to roughly $3,600/person or $14,400 for a family of four in Saskatchewan. However, Saskatchewan will only get back about 3% of the new spending and possible tax cuts—or about $1,200/person or $4,800 for a family of four (assuming that Dion’s promises to balance the carbon tax with tax cuts elsewhere actually happens).

Now if you pay a tax of $14,400 and receive back $4,800 you are still out $9,600 if you live in Saskatchewan. (If you live in Alberta, you will have a similar problem.) The carbon tax is set up this way for one and one reason only: it takes money from western Canada and gives it to central Canada.

The carbon tax is nothing more than a big grab for western cash. Any politician in Saskatchewan who supports a carbon tax is a quisling; a traitor to Saskatchewan. A carbon tax is nothing but a grab for Saskatchewan money. The math is clear. The Liberal’s green shift is nothing but green theft.